7. As part of Nanas Aloud, she brought us three joyful minutes of television during 2010’s Children In Need

8. Cheryl eat your heart out

9. It’s not the first time she’s been compared to ‘wor Chezza’

10. And while her turn in Nanas Aloud may suggest Denzy doesn’t have the strongest voice, she actually had a number 23 smash in 1993

11. And let’s not forget her appearance on the celebrity version of ‘Stars In Their Eyes’, when she impersonated Petula Clark

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12. Nanas Aloud isn’t the only girlband she’s been a part of either

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13. She’s worked tirelessly to end stigma around mental health issues, having suffered from clinical depression herself

'Snap out of it, pull yourself together'. People say it, or think it, a lot. It’s the most pointless comment, because if you could snap out of it you would, wouldn’t you? I was lucky, my family never doubted I had anything other than a serious illness, but it was hard for my husband. He’d go to the pub and his mates would say, 'Bloody hell, how long is that going to go on, take her out and buy her a new dress.' Unless you’ve experienced it, it’s almost impossible to really understand mental illness. You can’t explain clinical depression to anybody.
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14. She’s one of few actresses who has had the honour of starring in two of the nation’s best loved soaps

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15. Remember the time she turned up to an event dressed as a can of Lilt?

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16. And where do we even start with this?

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17. Her stint on ‘Dancing On Ice’ was legendary (and not just because of her array of wigs)

18. She’s parent to the lead singer of the biggest band in the country right now, but that doesn’t stop her from being an embarrassing mum